Ring games, also called cash games or live action games, are poker games played with "real" chips and money at stake, usually with no predetermined end time, with players able to enter and leave as they see fit. In contrast, a poker tournament is played with tournament chips worth nothing outside the tournament, with a definite end condition (usually, only one player left), and a specific roster of competitors. Players may freely buy into or cash out of a ring game between hands.

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  • Ring games, also called cash games or live action games, are poker games played with "real" chips and money at stake, usually with no predetermined end time, with players able to enter and leave as they see fit. In contrast, a poker tournament is played with tournament chips worth nothing outside the tournament, with a definite end condition (usually, only one player left), and a specific roster of competitors. Players may freely buy into or cash out of a ring game between hands. However, it is normally prohibited for a player to remove a portion of his or her chips from the table. This is known as "going south" or "rat-holing". For example, if a player buys in for $100, then wins $100 (for a total stack of $200), the player may not remove the original $100 buy-in while remaining seated. He would have to forfeit his seat, possibly wait to rejoin the game, and buy in again for $100; however, many cardrooms prohibit this practice unless a certain time period has elapsed before the player rejoins. Similarly, ring games are played for table stakes. If, in the middle of a hand, a hand in which a player is still involved, a player attempts to put additional money onto the table (from his/her wallet), he may not do so until the conclusion of the current hand. Tournaments and ring games have different basic strategies. One difference between tournaments and cash games is that the blind/ante structure of tournaments increases periodically over the course of the tournament, whereas the blind/ante structure of cash games remains constant. Another difference between the tournaments and cash games is that a tournament sticks with a predetermined style of poker, and cash game players, depending on house rules, may have the option of playing other types of card games. Some online cash games offer a variety of choices limited only by the game software. Other differences between ring games and tournament poker are that, in ring games sometimes straddles and chops are allowed. A live straddle is a dark bet of two big blinds by the player first to act, who is then entitled to bet again if the bet is not raised. A chop is an agreement between the players in the blinds to retract their blind bets if no one else has bet. A chop prevents the casino from taking a rake from the pot. In "no limit" poker ring games, some cardrooms have a maximum buy-in for ring games that prevents players from buying a chip stack size advantage. In limit poker games, there is seldom a maximum buy-in because betting limits on each hand already limit the advantage of having a larger chip stack. In a casino, a rake is usually taken from a pot if a flop is shown and the pot reaches certain dollar values. Some games take a time rake instead of a pot rake. In these games players pay a seat charge every half hour. An example of a ring game is broadcast on the United States television network GSN as High Stakes Poker. The Bellagio casino's "Big Game" is a famous high-stakes permanent ring game, featuring a wide variety of rotating poker games with and without limits, and a minimum buy-in of $80,000.
  • Ein Cash Game, auch Ring Game genannt, ist die normale Art, das Kartenspiel Poker zu spielen im Kontrast zum Turnierpoker in den beiden Formen Großturnier/MTT und Sit and Go. Wenn man eine ganz normale Pokerrunde im privaten Kreis aufzieht, fällt dies also unter diesen Fachbegriff. Online findet man Cash Games einfach unter der Bezeichnung „Tisch“ (table), daher ist der Name vielen Anfängern nicht geläufig, selbst wenn sie in der Regel so spielen. Im Unterschied zu Turnieren ist der Spielablauf relativ gleichmäßig: Die Blinds und gegebenenfalls Ante sind auf einem festen Niveau und steigen nicht an. Die Spielerzahl am Tisch verändert sich gar nicht oder kaum (Unterschied zum Sit and Go). Die Gegenspieler sind bekannt (Unterschied zum Großturnier, wo man bis auf den Final Table zwar immer gegen gleich viele aber wechselnde Gegner spielt) Bei Turnieren ist das Buy-in eine Art Eintrittsgeld, das bei frühem Ausscheiden verloren geht. Der Spieler strebt danach, möglichst weit zu kommen, um „ins Geld“ zu kommen und etwas zu gewinnen. Das Buy-In finanziert die Turniergewinne und die fixe Gebühr des Veranstalters. Auch Cash-Games haben oft etwas, was man Buy-in nennt. Dies hat aber einen völlig anderen Charakter, da es nur das mitgebrachte Spielkapital nach oben und unten begrenzt. Spieler sollen eine dem Tischlimit angemessene Mindestsumme mitbringen. Andererseits gibt es vor allem im No Limit auch eine Maximalsumme, die man zu einem Tisch mitbringen kann, da ein großer Stack als taktischer Vorteil gilt. Man kann also die Höhe des so genannten Buy-Ins anfangs zwischen einer unteren und einer oberen Grenze frei wählen. Man spielt zu Hause mit Bargeld oder im Casino (und zu Hause) mit Jetons. Alle Jetons, die sich im Spiel befinden, haben einen 1-zu-1-Wert, was zur Folge hat, dass jeder Spieler zu jeder Zeit all seine Chips vom Tisch nehmen kann, um sie gegen Bargeld einzulösen (oder sich an einen anderen Tisch zu setzen). Falls ein Spieler unter das maximale Buy-In zurückfällt, kann er jederzeit wieder bis zum Maximalbetrag zukaufen.
  • Nel poker il cash game, noto anche come ring game, indica propriamente il poker, giocato con gettoni che hanno valore di denaro reale (table stakes). Esso è illegale in Italia così come nella maggior parte del mondo. Fanno ovviamente eccezione i casinò, abilitati a tal tipo di gioco.
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  • Ring games, also called cash games or live action games, are poker games played with "real" chips and money at stake, usually with no predetermined end time, with players able to enter and leave as they see fit. In contrast, a poker tournament is played with tournament chips worth nothing outside the tournament, with a definite end condition (usually, only one player left), and a specific roster of competitors. Players may freely buy into or cash out of a ring game between hands.
  • Ein Cash Game, auch Ring Game genannt, ist die normale Art, das Kartenspiel Poker zu spielen im Kontrast zum Turnierpoker in den beiden Formen Großturnier/MTT und Sit and Go. Wenn man eine ganz normale Pokerrunde im privaten Kreis aufzieht, fällt dies also unter diesen Fachbegriff. Online findet man Cash Games einfach unter der Bezeichnung „Tisch“ (table), daher ist der Name vielen Anfängern nicht geläufig, selbst wenn sie in der Regel so spielen.
  • Nel poker il cash game, noto anche come ring game, indica propriamente il poker, giocato con gettoni che hanno valore di denaro reale (table stakes). Esso è illegale in Italia così come nella maggior parte del mondo. Fanno ovviamente eccezione i casinò, abilitati a tal tipo di gioco.
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